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ZyXEL Communications 2602H-6XC manual Filter for blocking the NetBIOS packets

Models: 2602H-6XC

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Prestige 2602H-6xC Support Notes

A filter for blocking the NetBIOS packets

•Introduction

The NETBIOS protocol is used to share a Microsoft comupter of a workgroup. For the security concern, the NetBIOS connection to a outside host is blocked by Prestige router as factory defaults. Users can remove the filter sets applied to menu 3.1 and menu 4.1 for activating the NetBIOS services. The details of the filter settings are described as follows.

•Configuration

The packets need to be blocked are as follows. Please configure two filter sets with 4 and 2 rules respectively based on the following packets in SMT menu 21.

Filter Set 1:

oRule 1-Destination port number 137 with protocol number 6 (TCP) o Rule 2-Destination port number 137 with protocol number 17 (UDP) o Rule 3-Destination port number 138 with protocol number 6 (TCP) o Rule 4-Destination port number 138 with protocol number 17 (UDP) o Rule 5-Destination port number 139 with protocol number 6 (TCP) o Rule 6-Destination port number 139 with protocol number 17 (UDP)

Filter Set 2:

oRule 1-Source port number 137, Destination port number 53 with protocol number 6 (TCP)

oRule 2-Source port number 137, Destination port number 53 with protocol number 17 (UDP)

Before starting to set the filter rules, please enter a name for each filter set in the 'Comments' field first.

Menu 21 - Filter Set Configuration

Filter

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2602H-6XC specifications

ZyXEL Communications has established itself as a leader in developing versatile networking solutions, and the ZyXEL 2602H-6XC is a testament to the brand’s commitment to excellence in wireless technology. This dual-band wireless router is engineered to deliver robust performance and reliability for both residential and small business environments.

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